Arlen never disappoints!
Specter leads revolt on stalled nomination
By: Jeanne Cummings
Jul 11, 2007 05:37 PM EST
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Sen. Arlen Specter concedes that Southwick should have been ‘more sensitive’ in a few cases, but he said those are aberrations.Photo by AP
Social conservatives are mobilizing for a new showdown with Democrats over judicial appointments, answering a call to action from an unlikely source: Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee whose moderate stances on abortion and other issues have made for an uneasy relationship with his party’s right-leaning base.
Images: (dress)silverts.com; (hairdo) fiftiesweb.com; (senator) (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)